A poor scholar from Suzhou Prefecture who became Cheng Yuan's husband in her previous life. He passed the imperial examination to become a Jinshi with substantial support from the Cheng Family. His official career progressed extremely well, but he later climbed onto the Yan Family's coattails. He orchestrated schemes that led to Cheng Yuan's death in childbirth. After passing the Jinshi examination, he entered the Hanlin Academy and turned the incident about the Xu Family into a celebrated tale.
